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The influence of selected parameters on the efficiency and economic charactersistics of the oxy-type coal unit with a membrane-cryogenic oxygen separator

  • Silesian University of Technology

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Abstract

In this paper a 600 MW oxy-type coal unit with a pulverized bed boiler and a membrane-cryogenic oxygen separator and carbon capture installation was analyzed. A membrane-cryogenic oxygen separation installation consists of a membrane module and two cryogenic distillation columns. In this system oxygen is produced with the purity equal to 95%. Installation of carbon capture was based on the physical separation method and allows to reduce the CO2 emission by 90%. In this work the influence of the main parameter of the membrane process-the selectivity coefficient, on the efficiency of the coal unit was presented. The economic analysis with the use of the break-even point method was carried out. The economic calculations were realized in view of the break-even price of electricity depending on a coal unit availability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-85
Number of pages13
JournalArchives of Thermodynamics
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2016

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  1. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

  • Membrane air separation
  • Oxygen production

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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